I.

Read the passage

The medico went to the nearest village and there in the bazaar he found various kinds of
meat and fish. He looked around for some time and found that nothing suited him. His medical
knowledge now seemed to warn him which meat or fish was indigestible, which not nutritious,
which unseasonable, which would cause what diseases, which would upset the stomach and
which the bile, till finally he left without buying any meat or fish!
The philosopher, however, got the required ghee, which he packed in a green leaf, and
traced his steps. On the ways he soon became lost in philosophical speculations. ‘Ghee’, he said
to himself, ‘comes from cow‘s milk. Cows eat grass, and yes, leave, too. And then, in a way ,
ghee comes from cow’s milk, and cow’s milk comes from leaves, and so the ghee and the leaf
are related!’’ on and on the philosophies, quite happily unware of the ghee in the leaf in his
hand melting gradually and dripping.
A. Write the correct words to complete sentence.
1. Various kinds of meat and fish………in the bazaar.
2. The medico’s medical knowledge warned him and so he could …….suitable for him.
3. The medico did not ……….any meat or fish.
4. According to the philosopher’s situation, the ghee……..to the leaf.
5. After getting the required ghee, the philosopher packed……..in a green leaf.
B. Answer the questions.
6. Where did the medico go to buy meat and fish?
7. How long did the medico look around in the bazaar before he found nothing suited him?
8. How did the philosopher carry the ghee?
9. What did the philosopher speculate about on a way?
10. Why didn’t the philosopher notice the ghee melting and dripping?

II. Fill in each numbered blank with a word from the list given.

Also and and at assembly automatic assembly Domestic for

humans in in of problems production
through vacuum widespread where work

In special factories, robots can work happily...(1)… 24 hours a day. They work on..
(2).. the night while their human supervisors are..(3).. home in bed. If there were
any ..(4)… the robots could ring up the supervisor ..(5).. ask for help!
Robots are growing in complexity…..(6)…their use in industry is becoming more..(7)…
robots are mainly used in working with ..(8).. machines and equipment in mass production
industries, ..(9).. the same tasks must be repeated. Car ..(10).. is the primary example of the
employment ..(11).. large and complex robots. They are used..(12).. the process for the
painting, welding, and ..(13).. of the cars.
 Robots are also useful ..(14).. environments which are unpleasant or dangerous for ..(15)..
to work in, for example, bomb disposal, ..(16).. in space or underwater, in mining and ..(17)..
the cleaning of toxic waste. Robots are ..(18).. used for patrolling these toxic areas.
Nowadays, ..(19).., robots that perform simple tasks such as …(20)…cleaning and grass
cutting are now available.

III. Fill in the Blank.

1. The Egyptian calendar was slower than the …….year.
2. The moon’s gravity is too weak to retain an ……..
3. At self-service supermarkets, customers can pay for the goods with……of delay.
4. We cannot buy personal good looks, intelligence,………….or a happy family.
5. ……….is most common among children.
6. The boy dreamt of owning a house on ……
7. The laws protect human workers from working in ……
8. …. was a container which had a line with a number beside it.
9. ……….. are called grandfather clocks.
10. The four youths studied under the famous professor ……of Taxila.

IV. Answer all these questions.

1. How many days were there in a year in the Egyptian calendar?
2. Why is there no weather on the moon?
3. How do the digital clocks tell the time?
4. What does the law protect human workers from?
5. When did Jim Bishop’s dream come true for the first time?

V. Read the passage.

Perishable foodstuffs and quick frozen fruit, vegetables and meat are kept in refrigerated self-
service cabinets, which keep goods at the required temperatures. These are at zero degree
Fahrenheit for frozen food, 28-32 degrees for meat and fish and 40-50 degrees for diary produce
and provisions.
The problem of quick payment has been solved by the use of modern cash registers. One such
machine called the Automatic Itemizing and Change Computing Cash Register, first records the
cost of each item and totals the bill. Then it also registers the sum given in payment, and shoots out
the right change into a cup near the customer.
Some of the advantages of self-services seem to be that there is no waiting to be served; there
is a wide variety of choice, and it is claimed that prepacked meat and vegetables are hygienic.
A. Answer the questions.
1. How are perishable foodstuffs kept?
2. At what temperature are meat and fish kept in self-service supermarket?
3. What does the Automatic Itemizing and Change Computing Cash Register do after totalling
the bill?
4. What can the customers do from a wide variety of goods in a supermarket?
5. Why do people buy prepacked meat and vegetables in supermarkets?